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Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for this question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (19 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (19 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: I note the proposal to develop a residential respite centre for children with life-limiting rare disorders in County Kerry. I have asked the Health Service Executive to provide me with their views on the proposal and I will reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Departmental Strategies: Departmental Strategies (19 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: The Programme for Government published in March 2011 has committed to completing and implementing the National Positive Ageing Strategy so that older people are recognised, supported and enabled to live independent full lives. It is being developed within the constraints posed by the present fiscal situation. It is not the intention that it will propose new service developments; rather it...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (14 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (14 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: I propose to take Questions Nos. 280 and 281 together. The Mental Health Commission has attached a condition to the registration of St. Ita's Hospital which requires the closure of the existing Male and Female Acute Units by 31st August 2011. Officials and Clinicians from North Dublin Mental Health Services had meetings with the Commission regarding requirements to address this condition and...

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (14 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: The HSE is currently clearing the backlog of applications that accrued while the Nursing Homes Support Scheme was suspended. Approvals are being issued to those applicants processed to final stage in the chronological order in which they were received in the Central Office in Tullamore. Almost 500 applications were dealt with in June and a further 504 applications have been dealt with since...

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (14 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: Requests for funding for footwear are made by Health Service Executive (HSE) approved clinicians on a standardised application form on behalf of clients with medical cards or long-term illness cards. Approval for funding is based the detailed information received and prioritised to ensure that people with the most urgent assessed needs have their needs met first, within budget. The HSE has...

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (14 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: Under the Health Act 2004 the day to day operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health services is a matter for Health Service Executive. As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Seanad: A Vision for Change: Statements (Resumed) (14 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: It is good to see we can still have a bit of banter. I thank all the Senators who contributed. This was the sort of debate I hoped we would have, with individual issues raised but it was on the generalisation of mental ill health and how we deal with it. After listening to Senator Norris's contribution, I am reminded of Ivor Brown's paper on the great illusion, which asked if it is an...

Seanad: A Vision for Change: Statements (Resumed) (14 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: Not everyone who requires support needs to attend a high-tech clinic. Perhaps people need to stay in their homes and receive telephone calls or postcards. Perhaps it is just about keeping in touch. When it comes to suicide, to a great extent people want to be treated with kindness, respect and dignity. I hear this every day. We are too wedded to the medical model when it comes to mental...

Seanad: A Vision for Change: Statements (Resumed) (14 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: We can do it with what we have. We do not have an option, so we must do it. I thank the House for its interest. It is encouraging to hear people who are not just interested in, but also well informed on many different aspects of this matter. We all live in the one space. This is how it should be.

Seanad: A Vision for Change: Statements (14 Jul 2011)

Kathleen Lynch: I welcome this opportunity to make a statement to the House on A Vision for Change. While I will read the official speech as there are details contained in it which the House needs to know, I hope the debate which will ensue will be more free-flowing. In 2006, A Vision for Change was widely welcomed as a progressive, evidence based and realistic document which proposed a new model of service...